| Topeka Golden Giants | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Pre-classification |
| League | Western League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | Independent |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1887 |
| Team data | |
Previous names | Golden Giants |
The Topeka Golden Giants, also known as Goldsby's Golden Giants, was a minor league baseball team located in Topeka, Kansas. The team, which lasted for just one season, played in the Western League.
The Golden Giants posted a 90-25 record (.783) in their one season of operation, winning the Western League title by 15 games over the second-place Lincoln Tree-Planters.[1][2] On April 10, 1887, the Golden Giants also won an exhibition game from the defending World Series champions, the St. Louis Browns (the present-day Cardinals), by a score of 12-9.[3]
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- ^ Madden, W.C.; Stewart, Patrick (2002). The Western League: A Baseball History, 1885 through 1999. ISBN 0-7864-1003-5.
- ^ This Day in Kansas History Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine